Happy Fall, Everyone! It's officially here, and while it's still in the 90's this week in the Nashville area, some crunchy dead leaves are falling. That's a start. There is actually a tree right outside our front window which has totally turned, but I fear it's actually dead rather than sporting neutrals for autumn. A FALL HOME TOUR of our house is currently featured at American Farmhouse ... View Post
Happy February!
Hi everyone! I can't believe it's February already-- has anyone decorated for Valentine's Day this year? In the past, we've always had lots of little homemade heart banners and garlands out but this year I've totally forgotten! I figured it was too late to bother for this year, but then Bennett (age 9) asked if she could be in charge of decorating. Here's the faux fireplace in our dining ... View Post
Christmastime is Here
Merry Christmas! I meant to do a post earlier with some Thanksgiving pictures, but now it's a little late! Did anyone make the eggnog coffee cake? I did, and then made it again! We had decorated for Christmas early so our magazine photographer could get some shots, and were pretty excited to forego the fall decorating since we did so much of that for the Fall magazine photo shoot. But on ... View Post
Midcentury Christmas + Santa
In the last post I showed you our dining room, with its mix of vintage Shiny-Brite ornaments, silvery trees, and rustic and snowy things. My other favorite style of Christmas decor is kitschy midcentury stuff, which has gotten really popular on Instagram and everywhere. It just doesn't mix that well with the snowy woodland stuff, so it goes in different rooms (a benefit of not having an open ... View Post
